NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) – CITIZEN CORPS/CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) – FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is providing you with this advance notification of funding availability and formally requests proposals from counties interested in offering an Advanced Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy. The local program is required to host the academy on behalf of their region. We anticipate the official NOFA will be published in the May 15, 2009, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly, with an application submission deadline of June 15, 2009.

All training offered under this program must support and enhance the CERT. The Advanced CERT Academy must engage Florida citizens through education in disaster preparedness, fire safety, search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.

All counties with active CERT programs are encouraged to participate and apply.

For further information, visit: citizenscorps@em.my florida.com, or call Donna Ray at (850)413-9966.